making changes. how the mayor is planning to ramp up protocol after a 7-year-old died at a summer program. and ride-sharing services could be seeing changes as wel well, and it is just one of several new bills heading for the governor's approval. streets just completely washed out. wild weather moving into maryland leaving behind a lot of damage. this is 7 news today england. >> good monday morning, everybody, it is 9:00, thank you for joining you are, i am sara french. >> i am christa del camp. you had a nice long break. how was it to be back? >> well, the 2 a.m. wake-up call was rough. >> a rough re-entry. by the way you are in for chris so i am all mixed up nowrology meteorologist we all switched around but the a.m. is not natural coming from the

we are glad you are back, sara. the dew point temperature at 6 68. when those two numbers are close together, that means it is just extra muggy out there today. it is an overcast start to the week. a muggy start to the week. and we will watch for scattered thundershowers throughout the day. a lot like yesterday and right now we are watching some of those showers moving into western new york. keep the umbrella handy throughout the day today and actually into tomorrow as well. current temperatures out the door in the low 70s. so it is another cooleray you were getting ready to head out the door too. as we get into the middle of the week we are warming back up into the 80s and thursday as well. high temperatures this afternoon only going to top out in the low to mid-70s. more on your forecast coming u up. time now for fast track traffic. send it over to chris anderson. >> chris: hey, sara, the moans and groans continue not because it is monday morning but traffic trouble. south of the city on the expressway. go to the maps.

into boston but there are some problems, route 1 in chelsea area southbound at carter street. there is an accident. you have some trouble there. the south 27 minutes from the split up to the tunnel. but in rockland, an overturned vehicle. two lanes blocked on route 3. be aware of that as you connect. some red and problems on 128. turnpike is looking good and closer to the city some issues on 128 headed into boston. a look at drive times so you know what you are dealing with heading outth split to the tunnel 25 minutes. 13 minutes 123. and 128 to the zakim, 27 minutes. back to you guys. breaking overnight, a home goes up in flames in somerset. first responders rush to the scene on clear view avenue. the fire started just before 2:00 this morning and right now no reported injuries. still no word yet what caused the fire. happening today, boston mayor marty walsh promising that changes are coming after a

week. and today city officials plan to meet with counselors and really important here parents as well. >> as they work to make sure that a tragedy like this never happens again. 7's victoria warren live in south boston with the details. vicki? >> reporter: they will be putting together several important changes and that is what they will go over with the counselors and the parent. the counselors will be arriving back here at the curly center at some point this morning. these counselors describe 7-year-old star of the summer drop-in program. he dade last week. his body found in the water after counselors somehow lost sight of him in the afternoon. the city-run summer drop-in program at the kurmly center stopped for several days, and now the city is getting ready to reopen it with new procedures in place. the new rules include counselors taking a head count every hour. all kids going into the ocean will wear life preservers, and they are increasing staffing levels.

two counselors for every ten children. other plans here at the curly center include getting 34 surveillance cameras working and making sure only one entrance is used for this summer drop-in program. but again, counselors are due back here at some point today. and they will learn all of these new procedures. there is also a plan to speak with parents later in the day and get them up to speed on everything that is happening and the idea is that the center can be reopened to the childrenh program tomorrow. live in south boston, victoria warren, 7 news in new england. >> vickie thank you. working on high-profile bills before the season ends. ride-sharing companies regulation like uber and lyft. they sent a bill to governor dharlly baker and if it is signed they will require background check for drivers and impose a $.20 fee for each

ride-sharing companies can pick up at logan airport and the convention center as well. the governor planning to sign a bill that would require men and women to receive equal pay for equal work. massachusetts lawmakers unanimously approved this bill. it does not allow employers to ask prospective workers to provide a salary history. and government is set to sign that later this afternoon. a swampscott man celt to face a judge after his home goes up in flames over the weekend. the suspect purposely burned down his home on yesterday afternoon. a fire fighter was taken to the hospital for heat exhaustion. the homeowner has been charged with arson. wild weather hitting parts of maryland hard. take a look at the water seen rushing through the streets there, taking cars and people with it. roads were washed out and with the water gone destruction is left behind. and more bad news. rain could be moving back in as well. 7's jennifer eagen live in the control room with the latest.

they got as much rain in two hours that they were supposed to get all month long. took several hundred people by surprise and two people did not survive. >> get inside! >> get inside! >> reporter: powerful flood waters sweeping through historic ellicott city on a saturday night. >> there are people in the water! >> oh, my god. >> reporter: deputies watched as people hung on to cars floating down the street. inside that car, a woman trapped residents jumped into action forming a human chain to get her to safety. >> i will never forget seeing that video of the human chain saving that person out of that car. i'll never forget that. because that tells me what peep in ellicott city are like. >> reporter: in all 120 people had to be rescued. two people did not survive. six inches of rain in two hours was too much for ellicott city. it took a direct hit. the water receded fast, but the

cars flipped on to each other. streets ripped apart. businesses destroyed. >> just devastating to see some of the businesses that are totally gone. totally gone. like i don't even know where to start. >> reporter: maryland's governor declaring a state of emergency. >> i just want to come and hug people, and let them know that we are all going to be with them and help them get back to normal. >> reporter: the river, which runs through that area, rose 13 feet on saturday night. they expect to get more rain y in the control room, jennifer eagen, 7 news today in new england. the search continues for a sexual assault subject in hingham. investigators believe this man broke into a home and sexually assaulted an elderly woman thursday night. police say the suspect is about 65 years old with thinning gray hair, brown eyes and a thin build. if you recognize the man in this sketch, police want you to contact them immediately. providence police are investigating a murder suicide involving a retired police officer. investigators believe the

authorities say he then drove to new jersey with his wife's body and turned the gun on himself when officers spotted hip on highway. police say they became suspicious after the retired officer called his children saying he had done something bad to their mother. >> by the way officer osgood was talking it seemed like we were concerned with the safety for both his wife and himself are still looking for a motive behind the shooting. new this morning, a russian transport helicopter has been shot down in syria killing all five people on board. according to the russian defense ministry, the helicopter was returning to a russia air base after delivering humanitarian goods to the city of alepo. this is the deadly single incident for the russian military since it became involved in syria's civil war. the latest to the race for

both candidates after two weeks of conventions finally wrap up, but one moment at the dnc is lingering on the minds of many after what donald trump had to say of two parents whose son died fighting overseas. >> reporter: during his first campaign stop since the democratic national convention, donald trump made further defend comments of the family of a muslim soldier who died serving in iraq. the khan family speaking during the democratic national convention stance on muslims an his sacrifices. >> if you looks a@his wife. she was standing there. nothing to say. maybe she wasn't allowed to have anything to say. you tell me. >> reporter: on the "today" show khans say that it wasn't true. >> it doesn't have to do anything with my religion. my religion does not prohibit me from doing what i want to do. >> reporter: in statement donald trump called the real

mr. khan viciously attacked him and is doing the same thing on tv. >> this candidate amazes me. his ignorance. he can get up and malign the entire nation. >> reporter: hillary clinton did not let up hoping to ensure trust in her versus her gop rival. >> i don't want folks to be misled. to listen to the rhetoric and the demogoguery. >> reporter: warren buffett will introduce hillary clinton in nebraska. donaru pennsylvania. former opponent and former governor jeb bush firing back at donald trump after those comments about the couple. bush tweeted this. this is so incredibly disrespectful of a family that endured the ultimate sacrifice for our country. much more ahead on today in new england. a wild crash all caught on camera. how the driver is doing after this car was torn apart. an animal fighting back. a gorilla charging a glass wall

monday. temperatures in the low 70s and scattered showers off the door this morning. we will talk about when things dry up and warm up coming up. also ahead, getting luck internet granite state. take to you the grocery store that sold a jackpot winning ticket. you're making this up! no, no, no she came on to you?

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about 1,000 pokemon go players gathered in central rome to hunt pokemon and tour the city. organizers were surprised how many people showed up, especially with the soaring temperatures in the city. the meeting point was at the arch of constantin right next to the coliseum. and i just said i was on vacation and i have never run into these pokemon players. there were so many young kids, especially boys, just running into people, not paying attention.

>> anchor: yeah, it is official it is global and hazardous in some instance. all right, daniel. >> nothing stopped those pokemon goers. they are playing when i am walking my dog. i say are you playing pokemon go, and they say yes. 72 in boston. low 70s out on the cape as well. 67 in worcester. and notice the dew point temperatures, because they are really close t rage in the atmosphere. it notice your dew point temperature in boston in the upper 60s. so when these numbers are close together, that is when it feels very muggy and humid out there and, yes, another muggy monday. and i feel like this is becoming a here is a look at the satellite and radar. here are some showers that moved through overnight and pushing through now. scattered showers throughout the day. and notice to the north and west, seeing some of those

are getting ready to head out the door. i think the best chance for showers to be scattered will be central mass and for western mass. but for the north shore, south shore boston. shower activity will be more isolated and definitely in nature. keep an eye out there. this fro t been kind of stalled bringing the doomy gloomy weather and now again today. this will push offshore and high pressure will help that happen. as we head into tomorrow afternoon, tomorrow afternoon will drop south from northern new england and help bring back the sunshine, temperatures in the 80s and lower our dew poin points. we do need any rain we can get. this bright orange is a severe drought area and stretches from central mass up along the north shore into southern new hampshire here. we will take any rain we can get. and in fact, can you believe today is the first day of august, and july 2016 actually topped out as our 8th driest on

we should have just below 3.5 inches, and we barely made it to .09 of an inch. we need any rain we can get. i will keep the umbrellas handy until tomorrow morning. an isolated chance for a shower tomorrow morning and drying out as we head into wednesday and thursday and that's when those dew points are going to drop down too and it won't feel quite as muggy and humid out there. feel more comfortable. for today, temperatures are below normal in the low to those winds are out of the west and so they are on shore 5 to 10 miles per hour. mostly cloudy throughout the day today. kind of a gloomy monday. for tonight, we will watch for spotty showers as well as drop e have that really moist air. the drier air gets cooler during yot every night hours and we won't have that for us the next couple of days. tomorrow an early shower. as we head into the afternoon, i think we will start to see the sunshine and temperatures going to stay below normal.

and thursday, high pressure is back with us. we will climb back into the 80s, and then friday into the weekend, look at that, the 90s are back with a chance of storms friday into saturday. >> anchor: all right, danielle, thank you. florida man recovering after this wild crash. his car flipping over several times before finally stopping. look at that. witnesses rushed to pull the driver out of the car. the man was treated for trauma, but no one else was injured. a kentucky judge outraged when officers bring an inmatewh into her court room. the woman and in court on friday. she told the judge she had been to jail for three days and claims she has been denied requests for pants or hygiene products. she was wearing athletic shorts but they were covered up by her shirt. >> i am not trying to embarrass you. i am very sorry. can we get her something to cover up with. anything? anything.

>> anchor: correction officers said the woman had not been in custody long enough to be given a jail jumpsuit. a judge sentenced her to a fine and time served. this morning's healthcast, dangerous e-cigarette discovery as scientists have found more cancer-causing chemicals in the smoke. a recently published studies show two additional cance cancer-causing toxins were discovered. i should say in the vapor of the e-cigars hotter the e-cigarette becomes, the more dangerous chemicals are released. and scientists have figured out a way to make milk stay fresh longer. experts at perdue university have developed a new method of killing the bacteria that causes the milk to go bad. officials say the new technique will allow mill tock stay fresh for more than two months. ahead at 9:30, a police department defaced. what was written on the wall

up next, a day at the zoo takes a frightening turn. the surprise some zoogoers got when this gorilla decided to

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new this morning, the ashland fire department helping a little guy in a tight spot. a few rescuers along with animal control worked to get a

the dog was eventually freed and and to be okay. a wild moment at boston franklin park zoo when a gorilla kind of showed you have its wild side. >> anchor: one couple was filming when the close call occurred and they were grateful that a glass wall was between them. >> reporter: the man and his fiancee was watching the gorilla for several minutes when it suddenlypeumped at the captured on camera, this gorilla on all fours slowly looking around before it went and jumped at the glass. >> whoa! >> he was fast like lightning. >> reporter: he shot the video while checking out the exhibit at the franklin park zoo. >> no one was antagonizing him. >> reporter: watching the gorilla that he was communicating with the crowd.

would have caught that on vide video. >> reporter: once the gorilla was pounding his chest. he knew it would be long before he did something memorable. >> he faked us out and with a huge karate chop. i thought he was going to come through it. it was so loud. it sounded l a sledgehammer and hit the window. >> reporter: the zoo tells 7 news that oke's behavior occurs natural in the wild and a way to claim tri and the behavior is nothing new and over the years he learned how to get a response from guests. despite the extra up-close encounter, the couple was happy to catch it on video. >> thank goodness the glass was there. i felt like he was coming through the glass, it was so loud. >> anchor: the zoo said the exhibit is specifically designed that gorillas can stay hidden if they want to. in the justice room, jennifer eagen. >> anchor: we all have bad days and that goes for gorillas

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author j.k. rowling say "harry potter and the cursed child" is the last story of the series. the last story is playing on the stage in london and it was just released as a book yesterday. cut [bleep] what is going on, australia. what the [bleep] is going on. i cannot do this. >> actor jeanne van damme walking out in an interview he abo australian singer kylie minougue. the two starred in the 1994 "street fighter." but a few bleep there is as well. >> anchor: much more ahead in the next half hour. city officials taking a night out. how they plan on strengthening their connection with residents. >> danielle: scattered showers moving into western mass right now. high temperatures going to top out in the low to mid-70s. we will talk about when things warm up and dry out coming up. also, danielle, we are

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changes being made after a 7-year-old dies. the mayor promising changes after this south boston tragedy. and outrage in yet another american city after high levels of lead were found. now te schools in that area. and a granite state winner. who won a mega jackpot after a winning powerball ticket is sold. this is 7 news today in new england. >> sarah: welcome back, it is 9:30, thank you for joining us. i am sarah french. >> c[lhrista: you new hampshire, the lucky. powerball jackpot.

>> danielle: we keep saying we are going to do it but we never do. another gloomy day. showers to the north and west and rain moving through overnight as well. and notice some of these showers starting to march into western mass. we will see scattered showers throughout your day today. they will become more isolated as we come into this evening and tomorrow morning and then by wednesday and thursday, that is when things will start to finally dry out. temperatures in the low 70s. and we aren't going to warm up much for today upper 60s. so another humid day. for today, temperatures will be in the low to mid-70s with scattered showers. we are staying below average tomorrow too, but we will talk about when things dry out and warm up coming up. all right, danielle, thank you. happening today, boston mayor marty walsh promising that changes are coming after a 7-year-old boy dies after a city-run summer program in south boston this week. today city officials will be meeting in counselors.

another tragedy like this. 's victoria warren live in south boston with details. vicki. >> reporter: good morning, sarah. they will meet with counselors and parents later. the counselors will be back hereto at the curly center walking past the memorial. they describe 7-year-old kazr willis as the star of the summer drop-in program. he died last week. his body found in the water him in the afternoon. the city runs the summer dro drop-in program at the center and the city is getting ready to reopen it with new procedures in place. so these new rules include counselors taking a head count every hour. all kids going into the ocean will wear life preservers. they are increasing staffing levels. the youngest children will have two counselors for every ten children -- every ten children. other plans include getting 34 surveillance cameras working

summer drop-in program only one entrance is used. so, again, counselors are due here today and they will go over all of these new procedures with them. the idea is to open the center back up to the summer drop-in program for children tomorrow. live in south boston, victoria warren, 7 news, today in new england. state senator ken donnelly is in the hospital and he is preparing for surgery. donnelly making that announcement with a message on his facebook pag he was admitted to mass general sunday evening for an undisclosed medical issue. portsmouth, new hampshire police are looking for a person responsible for spray painting a bold message at the city's police department over the weekend. someone spray painted the words "i'm drunk" on the side of the building saturday night. the message has since been removed. sharon police are on the lookout for this man accused of a dirty job. investigators say 24-year-old aaron mu ll stole several things from the house when he

authorities say he is wanted in delaware. we are waiting to see who the lucky winner was after the jackpot was hit in new hampshire. a winning powerball ticket in raymond. and everyone is on edge to see who the lucky winner of $487 million is. 7's jennifer eagen with more on the big prize. >> reporter: sara, everyone wants to know if it was someone from town or passing through. one ticket matched all six the big question is who won the jackpot. >> $487 million. i hope you have your powerball tickets out. good luck. >> reporter: luck rubbed off on someone at this grocery store in raymond, new hampshire where the winning ticket was sold. >> i hope it is somebody from in town. >> hopefully a close friend maybe. family member. >> nobody i know. >> reporter: one bought the ticket at the hannafords on friday and the $487 million jackpot had a lot of people dreaming big.

>> pay off college loans for my kids. i want to be out of debt. >> i would be gone. private island somewheres. >> reporter: the identity of the winner remains unknown but one man jokingly said he was the one that purchased the winning ticket. >> pretty sure it was my ticket and got lost in the shuffle or something. there you have it. whoever you are please return it to me. >> reporter: if the winner takes the lump sum it will be worth the estimated $330 mill in the newsroom jennifer eagen, 7 news today in new england. we are seeing video of a run to the rescue after two hikers got lost. they were in mount tom when they ran into trouble. video from the helicopter that flew over the area. they were searching for them there. they were eventually rescued and are expected to make a full recovery. now to tragedy in new hampshire when two paddle boarders died over the weekend falling into everett lake in

old from merrimack were pulled from the water yesterday afternoon. both victims were not wearing life jackets at the time. there are new details about an alleged assault on an orange line train. the mimi has eyed the suspect as jose gutier. the 40-year-old man wanted for questioning regarding an assault with a dangerous weapo weapon. the incident happened on a train at the tufts medical station tuesday night. a public hearing will be held in boston coming up on thursday t to have police officers use body cameras. the hearing will take place in the community. last month the department announced it would provide 100 cameras to officers and the pilot program is set to last about six months. commissioner evans said he hopes to start the program this month. the city of boston will take part in the national night out campaign. according to the globe the mayor and the police commissioner will visit neighborhoods throughout the city both tonight and tomorrow. the campaign designed to

also on 7, water worries popping up in yet another american city. portland, oregon where elevated levels of lead were found in the drinking water of public school fountains and faucets leaving many outraged with their children's safety in jeopardy. >> reporter: signs of a water crisis at portland public schools. water fountains turned off, bottled water handed out. [screaming] >> reporter: for parents and ter leaked to a local newspaper showed lead levels above the epa standards. >> we have an old -- we have all been drinking gallons and gallons of sink water because we didn't know. >> where does the buck stop when notifying parents know thatly levels are you dry. >> it stops with the superintendent. >> reporter: the superintendent announced her retirement the same day when they failed to deliver clean drinking water to

tests high lead levels at 75 portland schools. the federal standard for lead in drinking water is 15 parts per billion, but at one high school, fountains came back more than 300 parts per billio billion. and at one elementary school, a tested at more than 25 parts per billion. the district's acting ceo has promised bottled water for the entire school year. the permanent fixes could be a long time coming. >> we don't have the resources to do all the fixes. will be in t h >> reporter: the district is offering voluntary lead screening for students and staff. of the few hundred tested, 21 has seen elevated levels in their blood. lead has also been found in schools in boston, newark and los angeles. the summer as parents prepare to send their kids back to school, they are asking what is in their water. officials say a faucet at one school in portland has more lead than a number of places in flint, michigan. we have new details now.

nation's deadliest hot air balloon crash have been identified. alfred nichols was piloting that hot air balloon carrying 15 other people before it caught on fire and crashed over the weekend in texas. investigators are confirming that the balloon hit power lines. detectives have identified these two victims. family friends say matt and sunday rolan were on board. the couple newlyweds and leave behind a 5-year-old son. the couple was posting photos ng during the ride to social media. >> it's pretty haunting. the -- the photos really sort of kind of continued until just literally a couple of minutes before they -- the reported time of the incident. >> anchor: right now police are looking at the weather conditions and how the balloon was maintained as part of their investigation. to the fight against terro terror, the taliban is taking responsibility for multiple

in afghanistan. officials say a car bomb exploded early this morning causing power outages throughout the area. after the explosion, three armed attackers exchanged gunfire with police. two of the attackers were killed by police while a third blew himself up. a police officer was also killed and four others were wounded. pope francis is speaking out about islam and is any the wake of the church tragedy in france. he said it is not right for people to associate islam with unjust violence that comes out of every religion and people without jobs can be easily persuaded to join isis. miss teen usa under fire over an apparent diversity issue. viewers noticed the top five finalists were all white with blonde hair. miss texas was crowned and criticized because of old tweets from 2013 and 2014 that

the miss universe organization released a statement saying they are standing behind hey and are committed to supporting her continued growth. 9:41. and still ahead, a natural born gift with a twist. how one is taking beautiful works of art with her feet. rocking rio. how aly raisman is enjoying the days before the ceremony. >> 8th driest on record. we are checking showers today into tomorrow morning.

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this is a truly remarkable story because a skydiver has made history with a jump in can ca. his name is luke aikens and he jump feet with no parachute or winged suit and you see what happens. hit that right in the middle. that was the safety net and he became the first person to survive a jump that high without a parachute. the net -- i mean this story just captivates me. 100 feet by 100 feet. he was going about 120 miles per hour through the air, and by the way, he has -- well, it looks like it is on the edge there. >> anchor: i feel like that is a little too close.

>> anchor: a few -- either way. but he has a wife and child too. he is a real daring guy. >> sarah: he sky dives too but must be in the family, daniell danielle. >> danielle: horrifying to watch. i went skydiving once and it was terrifying. i had the person with me and everything. the sunday doom and gloom we had yesterday kind of sticking around today as well. we will have sunshine return as we head into the middle of the week, but by the end of the week, our temperat climb back into the 90s. currently sitting at 72 in boston. low 70s out along the cape as well and 68 degrees the temperature in worcester. so it was a cooler day. temperatures are below average again today with you notice those dew points in the upper 60s in boston and the low to mid-60s out along the cape. and when the dew point temperatures is near your air temperature, it means it feels real muggy out there. another muggy monday. showers move through overnight and notice they are now pushing

watching these showers moving through western new york and up to the north. so we will keep an eye on the sky for those scattered showers throughout the day today. the best chance for those showers to be scattered in nature will be for those of you through central mass and western mass. for the north shore, south shore, boston, i think those showers will be more hit and miss and more isolated throughout the day today and into tomorrow. so this stalled front will start to push offshore, and high pressure will hen that happen. and as we head into tomorrow, i think we will start to see those b as high pressure returns, and this will also start to warm up those temperatures as we head into the middle of the week. so a chance for showers through tomorrow morning and then wednesday into thursday. we are drying out and that's when you can start to put those umbrellas away. that is also when your dew dew points are going to drop down into the 50s. wednesday and thursday, it will feel a lot more comfortable out there and temperatures are also going to warm up into the 80s. today though, mostly cloudy. scattered showers. a muggy monday. temperatures in the low to

miles per hour. tonight, mostly cloudy. also watching for some patchy fog tonight into early tomorrow morning and notice temperatures not dropping much, because we have that muggy air in place. so 7 on 7 forecast as we head into tomorrow, another day of below average temperatures in the mid-70s. watch for a shower early on through tomorrow morning, and wednesday and thursday, sunshine are back with us. so are temperatures in the 80s. by friday back into the 90s and watching a chance for an isolated s saturday. also this morning, a young artist putting her natural-born talent to use creating beautiful works of art. get this, she is using her feet instead of hands. >> anchor: so remarkable. she was born without arms and hoping to turn her talent into a career. here is 7's nicole oliverio. >> reporter: 18-year-old sonya boyer always pointed herself in the only direction she know

toes, well, they are also her fingers. >> i call them fingers. >> reporter: more than a month after graduating from high school. she still sits in her minnesota school's art room. >> it's fun. >> reporter: she creates works of art with her feet because she was born out arms. born in india abandoned by her parents. she was adopted by mike and judy boyer. >> they had a whole description of how musical and how loud and said by the way she doesn't have arms. >> reporter: that doesn't stop sonya who is preparing her college education to the college arts and sciences. >> wherever you think the light will touch your air home run i will use orange. .> reporter >> reporter: some of her original drawings will be part of the portfolio. >> i am coloring in her nail. >> reporter: sonya has been chosen as a grand prize winner of a teen arts program. >> such an awareness with her

she a gift for what she is doing already. >> reporter: a gift for a girl who never backed down from a challenge. >> we just said everybody in the world has some kind an issue whether you know about it or not, the thing is you have to figure out how to work around it. >> reporter: nicole oliverio, 7 news, today in new england. >> anchor: what an incredible and inspiring story. >> anchor: i think both -- both of her talents are amazin amazing, but i was stunned by the drawing because that takes such accuracy. >> anchor: yeah, inib doesn't it. coming up next on 7 sports, all but over for the sox in anaheim but could a late game rally put them on top and push them past the angel. all eyes on rio. athletes flooding into the capital of brazil as the olympic games are about to start in a couple of days if you can believe it.

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and now time for 7 sports with alex. >> over the course of the 16 162-game season you try to not make it a big deal of yesterda yesterday's home. but zander bougart is calling it a special one a game that can turn the hole season down. sox down 3-0 in the 9th, three on to close close it out. that is when the fun starts. mookie bet trike singles to right center, jackly bradley stores and a 3-1 game. next up dustin pedroia, he wasn't tossed in this one and feety puts the go ahead with a three-run blast. 4-3 red sox and pedroia pumped up about it. shot to left. the red sox go back to back three batters, five runs and a 5-3 red sox win. now they head to seattle with

irfour-game series with the mariners. on sunday three-time super bowl champ was keeping an eye on the current crop. faulk is going into the patriots hall of fame and after the ceremony, the pats will practice under the lights at gillette stadium. and jimmy walker wins the pga championship. the first major title of his career. that is a look at 7 sports. i am alex coudry and have a great day. gymnast aly raisman having a bit of pun on the road to rio. showing some of the olympic pins she has acquired and tea teammate laurie hernandez pos posted this picture with the caption rare pick. a mom aly tucking me in bed. while the gymnastics team is enjoying their time in rio, many are getting settled into brazil. >> many arrived sunday and seen streaming through the international arrivals area. volleyball player carly lloyd

>> we know that brazil is an amazing country for volleyball and we are excited to be here and experience it with them and hopefully with the fans too and with the people of brazil. and, yeah, we worked really hard to be here so we are excited to compete. >> anchor: athletes from other countries including france, china and south korea also arrived on sunday. nancy chen also now in rio. she will be covering the action leading up to the opening ceremonies and throughout the game. her live rep up next, a jonas brother getting ready to run wild. >> where nick jonas is ditching a microphone and taking a walk on the wild side. and good morning, everyone. another day of temperatures below average in the 70s. scattered showers today into tomorrow. we will talk about when things

jonas will be running wild tonight. >> i love this. season premiere nick jonas joins bear for an icy journey across the see rear mountains. the two rappeling down a cliff and trekking through an avalanche-prone mountain. tries to teach nick how who slide down the mountain. an exciting night on 7 nbc. some of the top athletes hit the course and running wild with bear latest news and weather at 11. >> i love the idea of the american ninja warrior. didn't jen eagen did that last year. >> and we watched it. oh, mind goodness. so hard. >> that one with nick jonas looks very cool. past our bedtime but we can record it and watch it the next day. scattered showers to the north and west moving into northern mass. keep the umbrella around. current temperatures in the low to mid-70s and watch the chance

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